UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone

[nycfan]

Although your career has been spent in the NBA, Mr. Malone, I’d like to steer you away from characterizing UNC as the 31st NBA team.

He did several assistant stints in college at the start of his career.

 

[SnoopRob]

So we’re still staying in the UNC family.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Bring back Hubert!

 

[CarolinaFever]

let's hear what the guy has to say. we have tanner in place to help with NIL / the portal / recruiting.

really the only similarity with belichick is the lack of college experience and success in the pros.

his daughter is at UNC? i hadn't heard that before, were we aware of that previously?

Yes, his daughter is on the volleyball team.

 

[lightbluenc]

wtf?!

what keeps him from bouncing for an NBA job when his daughter graduates?

 

[Bigs23]

Yeah anyone can crap on the admin all they want with this hire. Fine by me. Malone is definitely a better basketball coach than Hubert, but no one as any idea whether he can run a college program.

Won 38% of his games without Jokic.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Yeah, we know.

UNC Sports Thread 'UNC Basketball Possible coaches - UNC hires ex-Nuggets HC Michael Malone'

Mar 24, 2026

To get the ball rolling

Who's next at UNC? Potential candidates to replace Hubert Davis, their priorities

Hubert Davis is out after five seasons in Chapel Hill. Here are names expected to be on the short list.

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[nycfan]

THans is psyched.

 

[Bigs23]

THans is psyched.

When isn't he?

 

[CarolinaFever]

THans is psyched.

The guy in the middle is saying former NBA coaches aren't willing to work hard when it comes to coaching college ball.

 

[1moretimeagain]

My god. They managed to hire someone that will make no one happy. Nice work, search committee/UNC admin!

Everyone being unhappy might be an omen that it will actually work out.

 

[WaynetheDrain]

I can’t wait to get ZooView’s read on this.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Hansbrough said he thought Friday night that it could be Malone.

 

[BillOfRights]

Yes, his daughter is on the volleyball team.

Bridget Malone - Volleyball - University of North Carolina Athletics Bridget Malone - Volleyball - University of North Carolina Athletics

 

[heelslegup]

IMO, basjetball-wise, this has the potential to be a spectacular hire.
This assumes he is all-in on being a college coach.

 

[CarolinaFever]

Now we just need him to bring Sheed, Stackhouse and Jamison as assistant coaches.

 

[wmheel1287]

Well someone else can most definitely step up and buy my tickets. I only buy them out of loyalty/habit anyway. I have no desire to see this mess anymore.

 

[rodoheel]

really the only similarity with belichick is the lack of college experience and success in the pros.

The lack of college experience is by far the biggest concern, though

And the other similarity you didn't mention is that he was currently out of work. Which is also a concern.

 

[gregh1]

Today will be a good test of @Rock 's bug-workaround for this site.

 

[Calheel]

This is a good test of my theory that when a coaching replacement is named, there is great dissension for the first 24 hours, but within a week, virtually everyone has come around and thinks it is a great hire.

So, I'll come back to this thread next week and take everyone's temperature on my sociology theory.